exposure

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• (US) IPA: /ɪkˈspoʊʒɚ/

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Noun

exposure (countable and uncountable; plural exposures)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.

   Limit your exposure to harsh chemicals.

   Get as much exposure to a new language as you can.

2. (countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.

   They rented a cabin with a beautiful southern exposure.

3. (uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.

   The vagrant died of exposure.

   • 1993, Paul Chadwick, The Ugly Boy, Dark Horse Books

     As all of you know, a great tragedy occurred yesterday. Arthur Harcourt died of exposure sometimes in the morning in the woods off Mount Tom Road.

4. (photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
5. (photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
6. (photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
7. (horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.

Derived terms

Terms derived from exposure

double exposure

multiple exposure

time exposure

Translations

condition

• Bulgarian: излагане (bg) (izlagane) n
• Czech: vystavení (cs) n
• Dutch: blootstelling (nl) f, contact (nl) n
• Finnish: altistus (fi), altistuminen (fi)
• French: exposition (fr) f

• German: Kontakt (de) m, Einwirkung (de) f
• Irish: nochtadh (ga) m
• Italian: espozione f
• Romanian: expunere (ro), prezentare (ro)
• Russian: подвергание (ru) (podverganije) n (podvergánije)

part exposed

• Bulgarian: изложение (bg) (izloženie)
• Chinese: 暴露
• Dutch: ligging (nl) f

• German: Lage (de) f
• Romanian: poziție (ro), înfățișare (ro)
• Russian: местоположение (ru) (mestopoloženije) n (mestopoložénije)

lack of protection

• Dutch: blootstelling (nl) aan (nl) de (nl) elementen (nl)
• German: Einwirkung (de) f, Witterung (de) f
• Italian: assideramento (it) m

• Romanian: dezgolire (ro)
• Russian: незащищённость (ru) (nezaščiščónnostʹ) f (nezaščiščónnost’), подверженность (ru) (podveržennostʹ) f (podvéržennost’), подвергание (ru) (podverganije) n (podvergánije)

taking a photograph

• Bulgarian: експозиция (bg) (ekspozicija) f
• Chinese: 相片
• Czech: expozice (cs) f
• Dutch: belichting (nl) f
• Finnish: valotus

• German: Belichtung (de) f
• Irish: nochtadh (ga) m
• Italian: espozione f, posa f
• Romanian: expunere (ro)
• Russian: выдержка (ru) (vyderžka) f (výderžka)

film exposed

• Chinese: 曝光
• German: Belichtung (de) f

• Russian: экспонирование (ru) (eksponirovanije) n (eksponírovanije), экспозиция (ru) (ekspozicija) f (ekspozítsija), выдержка (ru) (vyderžka) f (výderžka)

time & f-number

• Dutch: belichting (nl) f
• German: Belichtung (de) f

• Russian: выдержка (ru) (vyderžka) f (výderžka), экспозиция (ru) (ekspozicija) f (ekspozítsija)

gardening

• Dutch: ligging (nl) f
• German: Lage (de) f

• Italian: smascheramento m

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Translations to be checked

• Japanese: 露出
• Spanish: exposición f, publicidad f, denuncia f